Pottery ethnoarchaeology in the Michoacán Sierra

"Although most ceramic studies describe vessel production and use, the causes and rates of pottery discard are often neglected in archaeological studies. Michael Shott presents analytical methods for determining pottery use life and demonstrates why use life should not be overlooked. Over a fiv...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Shott, Michael Joseph (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Salt Lake City : The University of Utah Press [2018]
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Foundations of archaeological inquiry.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b40564654*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The burden of ceramics
  • Ceramic assemblages and archaeological inference
  • The Michoacán study area
  • Data collection
  • Data analysis : contextual factors
  • Use life and vessel size
  • Michoacán data in cross-cultural perspective
  • Pottery quantification and the Michoacán discard assemblage.